The Surrounding Room

You've most likely already put a lot of hard work into designing and decorating the rooms in your home. So always make sure to consider how everything will coordinate together even down to the smallest details, like and photos, paintings on the wall, lamps, curtains, carpeting and wall painting schemes or wall paper.

Designs & Styles

There are lots to choose from, and often the rug might be the centerpiece of a room. From more ornate designs to simpler ones, you will have to determine what's right for you. There are several overall types such as oriental, braided, modern/contemporary, and Persian to name a few. Or you might have indoor outdoor rugs that you'd like to use.  Of course within these styles you can have endless variations of solids or patterns and color schemes. From earth tones, to basic black or white, to vivid colors – there's almost every kind of pattern imaginable to choose from.

Coordination & Contrast

An important concept in interior decorating is that of contrast. It is often overlooked as something important for making your decorating stand out and awe your friends and neighbors. You'll want to carefully choose a nicely contrasting rug for your room. Let's say you've gone with a predominately black and white theme for your living room, perhaps with a metal and glass table. A great way to contrast would be with a bright red rug, or perhaps a lime green one. If you're room is already colorfully decorating with lots of design, perhaps just a simple off-white or beige rug would do the trick.

Sizing It Up

A great place to start is to take a comforter or sheet and place it down on the area where you'd like your rug. Adjust the sides to get the sizing you want, then measure it exactly. Now you know exactly what dimensions you'll need when shopping for your new rug. Remember the rug may actually be the centerpiece of the room, so it's important to get the sizing just right.

Though this site is focused on different types of the red rug, this article should help you in picking a rug of any color or design.